2012 Ford F-150 complaints

2012 FORD KING RANCH 3.5 ECOBOOST F150 SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTS DURING ACCELERATION. IT IS LABORED WHEN ACCELERATING, IT GETS TO THE 6TH GEAR THEN SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTS.THIS HAPPENS WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ON TO THE HIGHWAY AND ALSO WHEN COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AFTER SITTING AT A LIGHT, THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO 75 MPH TOO. IT SEEMS LIKE IT LOSES POWER.

REAR GLASS CRACKED. NO PREVIOUS IMPACT.

MY POWER STEERING HAS FAILED FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST TWO TIMES, IT CORRECTED ITSELF. THE THIRD TIME, MY SERVICE CENTER FOUND A CODE THAT SHOWED A MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND STEERING SYSTEM, WHICH LOCKED THE WHEEL. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED A THIRD TIME. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS IT HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING! IT STARTS WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE, REGARDLESS OF WHERE I AM. I LIVE AND WORK IN NASHVILLE, TN.

TWICE NOW (I JUST PURCHASED IT LESS THAN 30 DAYS AGO) WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NO POWER BRAKES WERE PRESENT. NO LIGHTS ON DASH, NO WARNING,....NO NOTHING.

FEB 24, 2019 WAS PULLING OUT OF CHURCH PARKING LOT WHEN FORD TRUCK SUDDENLY DIED WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH SPACE TO MANEUVEUR TO THE SIDE. I TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART. FORD TRUCK WOULD ONLY CRANK..(NO START) I HAD TRUCK TOWED HOME. AFTER READING ON INTERNET I LOOKED AT FUEL FUSE F27 20 AMP. SURE ENOUGH IT WAS BURNED. I REPLACED AND VEHICLE STARTED UP. I ASKED DEALER ABOUT WARRANTY UNDER THE FEDERAL EMISSION WARRANTY AND THEY SAID NOTHING EXSIST. I HAVE READ ENOUGH TO KNOW THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND SHOULD REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUSE OVERHEATED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO IRON CITY FORD (9924 PARKWAY E, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35215) WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE WIRING AND FUSES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,854.

THE SAME DAY THE RECALL 19S07 WAS RELEASED MY VEHICLE DID DOWNSHIFT BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT IN TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE DOWNSHIFT OCCURRED. ON 02/15/19 I WAS ABLE TO GET THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. RECALL WAS TAKEN CARE OF. THE NEXT DAY 02/16/19 I WAS DRIVING THEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GOT IT DIAGNOSED. TRUCK RAN JUST FINE BEFORE THE TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED. COME TO FIND OUT THE LEAD FRAME WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE DOWNSHIFT. DID MY RESEARCH AND BACK IN 2016 FORD ISSUED A RECALL 16N02, WHICH COVERS A ONE TIME REPLACEMENT OF THE LEAD FRAME WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE. THE ISSUE IS STILL HERE AND I BELEIVE THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE LEAD FRAME AS WELL DUE TO THE RECALL 19S07 CREATED MORE PROBLEMS.

WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY EXPRESSWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND I LOST ALL INFORMATION ON DASH (SPEEDOMETER, MILES UNTIL EMPTY, ETC). LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND NO ONE WAS HURT. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRASMISSION HAS CODE P0722, APPARENTLY A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD'S QUALITY OF PRODUCT AND CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR A KNOWN ISSUE. THIS TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 56,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM STILL MAKING MONTHLY PAYMENTS.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 48 MPH ON 2 LANE COUNTY RD I WAS IN 4 WHEEL HIGH WHEN TRUCK SLAMMED INTO 1ST GEAR CAUSING TRUCK TO LOOSE TRACTION AND ENDED UP GOING INTO DITCH. THE TRUCK NEVER STALLED OUT ALL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING AND TECH LIGHT CAME ON. I PROCEEDED TO BE PULLED FROM DITCH. THEN TURNED TRUCK OFF .CHECKED TRUCK OVER IT HAS BODY DAMAGE NOTHING VISIBLE UNDER TRUCK SO I STARTED IT GAUGES WHERE WORKING TECH LIGHT WAS OFF RADIO STOPPED WORKING BUT COULD BE LOOSE CONNECTION I PROCEEDED TO LIMP IT HOME AT ABOUT 20 MPH WAS SHIFTING HARD AT HIGHER RPM I HAD IT TOWED TO BODY SHOP WHILE AT HOSPITAL.RECALL CAME ON NEWS I WENT TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID BRING IT IN THEY'LL REPROGRAM IT . I'M WONDERING ABOUT DAMAGES CAUSED BY DEFECT WHO WILL BE PAYING FOR THAT? THIS DEFECT IS A DANGER AND I CAN'T BELIEVE IT TOOK FORD 7 YEARS FROM FIRST REPORT ON HERE TO ADDRESS ISSUE. AND THEY CLAIM ONLY 5 CASES OF A CRASH WHICH I HAVE FOUND 7 PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT 4 OF THEM WHERE SINGLE VEHICLE 3 INVOLVED BEING REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE SUDDEN STOP VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND TURNED VEHICLE TO LEFT AND HEARD LOUD SCREECHING SOUND FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" ALERT, THEN POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED, AND "POWER STEERING FAILURE" DISPLAYED ON VEHICLE DISPLAY. NO POWER STEERING NOW AND SLIGHTEST TURN OF WHEEL RESULTS IN LOUD SCREECHING SOUND FROM STEERING RACK. NOW, WHEN VEHICLE SITS IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING, NO POWER STEERING IS AVAILABLE AND THE WHEELS CANNOT BE TURNED WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE.

2012 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES WITH CONCERNS FOR MALFUNCTION OF THE VEHICLES LUG NUTS AND REQUEST A RECALL BE ISSUED. *AS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TESTING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT ENGAGING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

ON THE EVENING OF 2/14/19 WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM THE CAR WASH, MY 2012 FORD F-150 SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR FROM 6TH GEAR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THERE WAS NO LOSS OF CONTROL AS THE ROAD WAS DRY AND MY SPEED WAS 40 MPH. THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT JACK DEMMER FORD IN WAYNE MI TO SPEAK WITH MY SERVICE REP. HE DID NOT PICK UP AND DID NOT RETURN MY CALL DESPITE MY LEAVING A DETAILED MESSAGE AND CALLING AGAIN LATER IN THE DAY. ON THE MORNING OF 2/19/19 WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO WHAT I ASSUME IS "LIMP MODE". IT DROPPED FROM 6TH TO 5TH GEAR AND A WRENCH LOGO APPEARED IN THE MESSAGE SCREEN. THERE WAS NO DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM, JUST A LOGO. WHEN I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY, I REALIZED THAT I NO LONGER HAD 1ST, 2ND, OR 6TH GEAR. I ARRIVED AT WORK AND CALLED THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THEY GAVE ME A RUNAROUND ABOUT HOW AN OFFICIAL FIX WAS NOT AVAILABLE YET AND ASKED ME IF I HAD TRIED TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. AFTER INSISTING REPEATEDLY THAT SOMETHING BE DONE, I WAS TOLD I COULD BRING THE TRUCK IN THE HAVE THE POWER TRAIN MODULE "REPROGRAMMED". THIS WAS DONE AT NO COST BUT I WAS TOLD THIS WAS ALL THEY COULD DO FOR ME AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT DAY IN THE EVENING, THE TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DOING 55 MILES AN HOUR. THE ROAD WAS WET AND STARTING TO FREEZE. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE TRUCK RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER THIS.

WHILE ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR, CAUSED REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP AND TOOK ME OFF THE ROAD. THEN WHEN INTO LIMP MODE. HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES. AT THE TIME 11/18 MY TRUCK WASNT RECALLED. THEY FINALLY RECALLED IT LAST WEEK AND ARENT PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS AND DIAG I HAD TO DO IN NOVEMBER.

INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH DRIVING DOWNSHIFTS AND HARD UPSHIFTS. SOMETIMES THE F150 SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO THIRD UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION AND WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 3RD GEAR. WRENCH LIGHT ERROR COMES ON, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO AND MILEAGE COUNTER ALL SHOW DASHES. PULLING OVER AND SHUTTING OFF THE TRUCK WORKS TO CLEAR THE WRENCH ICON AND REGAIN SPEED AND MILEAGE READING BUT THE SHIFTING ISSUES MAY OR MAY NOT COMR BACK IMMEDIATELY. DOWNSHIFT TO 5TH WHILE IN MOTION AND HAD IT DOWNSHIFT FROM 6TH HEAR TO 1ST ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHICH WAS SCARY. WITH THIS ISSUE IT SCARES ME TO DRIVE DUE TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON AT THE TIME IT DOWNSHIFTED TO 1SR GEAR. IF I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT, WOULD I HAVE HAD NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENTS FOR ME AND MY KIDS?

LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD TRIM STARTED MAKING A FLAPPING SIDE. EVENTUALLY IT CAME OFF AND I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS CHARGED OVER $200 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. LESS THAN 1 MONTH AGO, THE RIGHT SIDE (DRIVER) WINDSHIELD TRIM STARTED MAKING THE SAME NOISE. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD A NEW WINDSHIELD IN IT SO APPARENTLY THE TRIM IS DEFECTIVE. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. UNFORTUNATELY, MY DEALER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY PACKAGE DOES NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM. EVEN THEN, IT WOULD COST ME $250.00 FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING WHEN I REACHED DRIVING SPEEDS OF 50+MPH.

WHEN DRIVING, THE TRUCK WOULD SHIFT DOWN TO 1ST GEAR WITHOUT ANY WARNING, ABOUT PUTTING US THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. VERY SCARY. WE DID TAKE IT IN AND THEY REPLACED A SENSOR. EXPENSIVE! I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, WHEN THE TRANNIE DROPPED INTO LOWER GEAR AND LOCKED UP THE REAR END. THE TRUCK FISHTAILED FOR A FEW MOMENTS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP LATER THAT THE LEADFRAME HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER A SAFETY REORT CAME UT STATING A SENSOR WAS TO BLAME.

WAS DRIVING AND WOULD LOOSE POWER AND SLOW WAY DOWN THEN POWER WOULD COME BACK. COULD GET BACK TO HIGHWAY SPEED THEN LOOSE POWER AGAIN. I WAD ABLE TO GET HOME. ONCE I STOPPED ENGINE IT WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TOWED TO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS. WAS TOLD IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THE FUSE IS TOO SMALL AND HAS TO BE REWIRED. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE. FORD SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL AND FIX IT. THIS COST ME $430 TO HAVE REPAIRED.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY DURING THE DAY WHEN PAVEMENT WAS DRY. SUN WAS SHINING BUT OUTDOOR TEMPS WERE ABOUT 30 DEGREES. WHILE GOING 70 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DROPPED INTO 1ST GEAR. THE TRUCK JERKED FOR A SECOND THEN SEEMED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL. I HAD NO POWER TO THE WHEELS SO I COASTED OFF THE FREEWAY TO A SAFE LOCATION. MY TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED. I PROCEEDED TO CALL FOR A TOW TO MY USUAL SERVICE STATION.

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT WHEN A POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING CAN ON AN I LOST STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOCK AND THANKFULLY I WAS NOT DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I GOOGLED THIS AND HAVE SEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS AND LOSS OF LIFE. COME ON FORD...

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS ON ITS OWN AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO PREVIOUS REPORT: 11129849. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST GEAR THE TRUCK WAS EVALUATED BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND, HOWEVER OVER THE NEXT 2 MONTHS THE TRUCK BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE FREQUENT SHIFTING ERRORS. THE DASH GAUGES WOULD QUIT OR BLANK OUT AND THE TRUCK WOULD BECOME STUCK IN A SINGLE GEAR, MOST OFTEN 3RD GEAR. THE FREQUENCY CONTINUED TO INCREASE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, OBD-II CODES WERE P0720, P0722. A PREVIOUS FORD BULLETIN DESCRIBED THE EXACT SYMPTOMS IN DETAIL HOWEVER FORD REPORTED MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE REPAIR BULLETIN. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH MY LOCAL TECHNICIAN WE ELECTED TO PROCEED WITH THE REPAIR BULLETIN EVEN THOUGH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THIS BULLETIN REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION LEAD FRAME. THIS HAS COMPLETELY RESOLVED THE ISSUE.

DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE SITTING STILL IN A PARKING LOT WITH VEHICLE NOT RUNNING. THE REAR WINDOW IS A 3 PIECE SLIDING WINDOW WITH REAR DEFROST AND FACTORY TINT. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN TURNED OFF AFTER DRIVING WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER ON. APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MINUTES AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF I HEARD A LOAD BOOM AND AFTER INVESTIGATING FOUND IT TO BE THE REAR GLASS SHATTERING. AFTER RESEARCHING THE CONDITION, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES AFTER RUNNING THE REAR DEFROSTER.

I HAVE A CERTIFIED PRE OWNED FORD F150 2012 LARIAT 4WD SUPER CREW 3.5L ECOBOOST, AND I AM HAVING METAL TAPPING NOISE IN THE TOP FRONT OF THE ENGINE ON COLD START UP !!! I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NO TROUBLE CODE SET ! AND SAID NO ISSUE PRESENT, MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES AND I CANT GET FORD TO VERIFY ENGINE PROBLEM !

2012 F150 FX4 PASSENGER REAR WINDOW EXPLODED 2-9-19. 32 DEGREES. HAS DEFROST, WAS NOT ON. ACTUALLY CAUGHT THE INCIDENT ON VIDEO WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. ENTERED VEHICLE AFTER REMOTE START, INSERTED KEY...10 SECONDS LATER "SHATTER". THIS IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE GLASS, MAYBE NOT THICK ENOUGH? DISAPPOINTING. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I DO HAVE VIDEO AS IT OCCURRED.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR AND WAS STUCK IN GEAR. I TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. FEW WEEKS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. AND THEN COUPLE DAYS LATER IT BEGAN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 5TH EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENED I WOULD SHUT OFF AND IT WOULD STOP. OTHER DAY IT GOT STUCK IN 1ST GEAR AGAIN AND A 'WRENCH' APPEARED ON INSTRUMENT GAUGE. I LOOKED ON INTERNET AND IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK AND THAT THERE IS A RECALL WHEN I CALLED FORD I WANNA TOLD THAT MINE DOESN'T FALL UNDER RECALL. HOW CAN THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MODEL AND SAME YEAR TRUCK BE COVERED FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL TRUCKS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOW PROBLEM THAT FORD IS REFUSING TO COVER. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE SOMEONE INJURY OR WORSE.

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK GOING TO WORK, I WAS GOING ABOUT 70MPH IT WAS FOGGY AND THE ROADS WERE WET. OUT OF NOWHERE MY F-150 SLAMS INTO 1ST GEAR AND LOCKS THE REAR WHEELS, MAKING SKID STRAIGHT OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO THE DITCH. MY INSTRUMENT GAUGES WENT SCRAZY, MY NEEDLE FOR MY SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0-MPH AS SOON AS IT DROPPED TO 1ST GEAR. WHEN THE TRUCK FINALLY CAME TO A STOP, I NOTICED THAT THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE WERE ON. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND STEPPED OUTSIDE AND DID A WALK AROUND OF IT AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS REAR BED FENDER WAS PUSHED IN. I STARTED THE TRUCK UP AND NOTICE THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL. I PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE AND NOTICE ON THE DASH THAT THE NUMBERS FOR GEARS WEREN'T ON SO I PUT IT IN MANUAL AND IT WAS ON GEAR 3. SO I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK BACK HOME IN 3RD GEAR. I DO SOME SEARCHING FOR THIS SAME 2012 F-150 FX2 ECOBOOST AND SEEN FORD HAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME MODEL AND PAY FOR A WRECKER TO TAKE IT TO FORD. NOW THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT COVER UNDER THE RECALL.

I REMOTE STARTED MY 2012 F-150 AND WHEN I WENT OUT TO GET IN THE TRUCK I NOTICED MY REAR DEFROSTER WASN'T ON ANYMORE AND THE REAR WINDOW HAD NOT DEFROSTED. IT WAS ABOUT 25 DEGREES OUT. I PUSHED THE REAR DEFROSTER BUTTON BUT IT WOULD NOT COME ON. I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED MY PASSENGER WINDOW, OF THE 3 SECTION REAR WINDOW, HAD SHATTERED. I TAPED THE WINDOW UP AND DROVE TO WORK. I HAVE 36,428 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND I AM NOT HAPPY!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST USING AN OBD DIAGNOSTIC TOOL; HOWEVER, NO FAULT CODES WERE LOCATED. IMPERIAL FORD (LOCATED AT 8 UXBRIDGE RD, MENDON, MA 01756, (888) 814-8373) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED FROM SIXTH TO FIRST GEAR AND THEN BACK TO FIFTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE THEN WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONOLULU FORD (LOCATED AT 1370 N KING ST, HONOLULU, HI 96817, (808) 824-3981) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOLDED LEAD FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

FORD HAS A RECALL, WHICH IS 16N02, FOR MOLDED LEAD FRAME. I AM BEING TOLD MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE VIN DOESN'T PULL UP, BUT I AM HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT IS COVERED BY THAT RECALL. I HAVE CONFIRMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT AT THE FACTORY AND DURING THE TIME PERIOD COVERED BY THE RECALL. HOW DO I GET MY VEHICLE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL? I HAVE CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT NHTSA.

HELLO, I HAVE A 2012 FORD PICKUP TRUCK WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, MULTIPLE TIMES AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE TRUCK WOULD DOWNSHIFT AND LOSE POWER, THE DASHBOARD WOULD READ THAT I'M DRIVING IN 5TH GEAR BUT THE TRUCK WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 5MILES PER HOUR. I WOULD PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART AGAIN, SOMETIMES IT WOULD WORK, I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT A RECALL FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS WERE DONE TO OTHER TRUCKS LIKE MINE, BUT THE VIN # WAS NOT COMING UP AS BEING ONE OF THE INFECTED ONES, THE REPAIRS WERE VERY EXPENSIVE AND I KEPT THE RECEIPT JUST INCASE IT COMES UP LATER, SO FAR NO LUCK ACCORDING TO FORD.THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME IF IT DOES , BUT TO LET SOMEONE KNOW THEY DID CHANGE THE EXACT PARTS ON THE RECALL. WELL ITS BEEN AWHILE SINCE THIS TOOK PLACE. THE TRUCK HAS 135,000 MILES ON IT AND STILL RUNS GOOD AFTER THE REPAIR AT ALOT LESS MILES AT THE TIME. I CAN SEND THE RECEIPT IF YOU NEED IT OR THE DEALERSHIP CAN HELP IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, MILLER MOTORS IN BURLINGTON WI.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A CITY STREET THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY DOWN SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR. BASED ON MY RESEARCH SINCE THE INCIDENT ON SATURDAY JANUARY 26TH, 2019, IT IS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE PART OF THIS NHTSA INVESTIGATION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO 360 AUTOMOTIVE LOCATED IN KENNEWICK, WA ON MONDAY THE 28TH AND UPON INSPECTION THEY DOCUMENTED THAT NO CODE SHOWED UP PERTAINING TO THE ISSUE AND NOTHING WAS DONE AT THIS TIME IN REGARDS TO THE INSPECTION. THERE WAS A DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE THAT I FEEL IS NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY.

THESE TRUCKS HAVE NOW HAD 3 DIFFERENT TSB'S ON THEM FOR CAM PHASERS AND THE TIMING CHAIN STRETCHING. WHEN IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL? TSB'S I AM REFERRING TO ARE: TSB 16-0027, TSB 15-0131, AND TSB 14-0194. THIS IS COMPLETELY OUT OF HAND. THE FIX DOES ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE IMPROVED PARTS, BUT THESE VEHICLES HAVE FAILED AND FORD IS EITHER REPLACING THE ENGINE OR ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK IN THE TSB. IF A CUSTOMER IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY MUST PAY FOR THE WORK. THIS IS NOT WHAT FORD IS SUPPOSE TO BE ABOUT AND IS A DISSERVICE TO THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMER BASE. I HAVE A 2012 F-150 3.5L ECOBOOST AND I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN UNLESS THEY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. IT IS A SIMILAR ISSUE TO THE 3V 5.4L WITH PHASERS AND THE TIMING CHAIN, WHICH KILLED MY 2004 F-150, SO I HAVE BEEN EFFECTED BY THESE ISSUES TWICE NOW, DIRECTLY.

WHILE THE REAR DEFROSTER IS ACTIVATED THE GLASS SHATTERED DUE TO WHAT SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL FOR THE DEFROSTER. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND RUNNING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED FOUR INCIDENTS WHERE MY VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED FROM 6TH TO 1ST GEAR. TWICE ON A HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING 60-65, TWICE TRAVELING 50 ON A COUNTY ROAD. THIS CAUSED MY BACK TIRES TO SKID AND ONCE ON AN ICY ROAD WHERE I WENT INTO THE DITCH WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THREE INCIDENTS WHERE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR WHEN LEAVING A TRAFFIC LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE WHILE SHIFTING INTO LOW GEARS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MAINTENANCE WRENCH WARNING SYMBOL ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WOODY ANDERSON OF MADISON (1638 HUGHES RD, MADISON, AL 35758, (256) 217-8440) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WITH DIFFICULTY TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,526.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND AS I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE LOW FLUID INDICATOR CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND MY RESERVOIR WAS NEARLY EMPTY BUT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE AROUND THE RESERVOIR. I GOT UNDER THE VEHICLE AND COULD NIGHT SEE SIGNS OF LEAKAGE ON BRAKE LINE OR ANY OF THE CALIPERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED, THE RPMS SEIZED, AND THE REAR WHEELS SLID. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND WAITED. UPON BEING RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO L.B. SMITH FORD LINCOLN (1100 MARKET ST, LEMOYNE, PA 17043, (717) 761-6700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A VALVE AND SOLENOID BODY NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,995. *TT

NO AIR COOL/HEAT BLOWS OUT ....3RD F-150 HAS DONE THIS SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG

I TURN ON REAR DEFOGGER HEARD OF LOUD BANG AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AN IMPACT.

01/18/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:45 PM EST, MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING ON NB ROUTE 301 IN THE CROFTON, MARYLAND AREA. DUE TO THE RECENT SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WE ARE EXPERIENCING HERE IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES, WE HAD THE REAR DEFROSTER ACTIVATED IN OUR 2012 FORD F-150 XLT PICK UP TRUCK. WHILE ACTIVELY DRIVING THE VEHICLE, BOTH MY WIFE AND I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD "POP" SOUND WHILE RIDING INSIDE OF THE CABIN OF THE TRUCK. I PROCEEDED TO LOOK IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE IF I COULD DETERMINE WHERE THE NOISE ORIGINATED FROM AND THAT'S WHEN I OBSERVED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE GLASS WAS SHATTERED. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, I DID NOT OBSERVE ANY OTHER OBVIOUS DAMAGE AND WAS CONFUSED AS TO WHY THE WINDOW SUDDENLY CRACKED WITHOUT AN OBVIOUS CAUSE. AT THIS POINT I WAS QUITE PERPLEXED. I SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED TO GOOGLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIND A SOLUTION AND THAT'S WHEN I FIGURED OUT WHAT HAD OCCURRED. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THROUGH VARIOUS FORUMS AND ONLINE SITES THAT MULTIPLE OTHER FORD F-150 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THE SAME EXACT CIRCUMSTANCES IN PLACE (REAR DEFROSTER ACTIVATED, LOUD "POP" SOUND, OBSERVED A BROKEN REAR WINDOW). THE ARTICLES GO ON TO PROVIDE NIGHTMARISH EXCHANGES BETWEEN FORD F-150 OWNERS AND FORD DEALERSHIPS WHERE THEY ARE FORCED TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR THE REPAIRS DUE TO WARRANTIES BEING EXPIRED. BASED ON THE AGE OF THE TRUCK AS WELL AS IT'S MILEAGE, I TOO AM OUT OF WARRANTY. I DO NOT BELIEVE FORD IS R

REAR DEFROST AND MIRROR HEATERS NOT WORKING. REPLACED 3 TIMES ALREADY. ALMOST BACKED INTO AND RUN OVER KIDS AND HIT A CAR BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF VISIBILITY.

FRAME LEAD RECALL WHICH ALREADY HAS A RECALL BUT FORD IS SAYING MINE IS NOT COVERED. TRUCK SLAMMED INTO 1ST FROM FIFTH WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD. RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN FIRST. IT THEN SLAMMED INTO 3RD AND IS NOW STUCK IN 3RD. THE RECALL STATES THAT MY TRUCK IS COVERED BUT WHEN I RUN MY VIN IT DOES NOT SHOW UP. FORD IS REFUSING TO COVER THE SAFETY RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR ON ITS OWN CAUSING THE TIRE TO LOCK UP PUTTING ME INTO A SKID ON THE HIGHWAY PULLED OVER RESTARTED VEHICLE THEN WAS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND RETURNED TO NORMAL THEN HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY!

IN TOW MODE WHILE GOING DOWN HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHILE PULLING A 4800 LB CAMPER. I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR. THE RPMS JUMPED UP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR WITHOUT FEATHERING THE GAS PEDAL. THIS OCCURRED ONE OTHER TIME WHILE PULLING MY ALUMINUM BASS BOAT. ADVISED DPATRICK FORD OF THE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. THE BUILD DATE OF JUNE 2012 FALLS IN THE TIME FRAME OF THE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE HAS 41,100 MILES ON IT.

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH HEADING TO TOWN ON A MAIN ACCESS ROAD. I LOST ALL POWER, ACCLERATION, BUT COULD STILL STEER TO A STOP. NOT THE BATTERY IT READS 12.3 AND HAVE POWER TO MY MAIN FUSE BOXES, DOME LIGHTS, BUT NOTHING ON THE DASH AND WILL NOT START. I HOOKED UP AN OBDM AND IT ONLY SHOWS CYLINDER 5 MISFIRE WHICH I HAVE ALSO CHANGED THE PLUGS COIL PACKS AND ALSO STILL HAS NOT YET FIXED THE PROBLEM.

THERE IS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 16N02 WITH SAFETY RECALL 16S-19 ON 2012 FORD F-150 FOR A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHERE A WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER QUIT WORKING AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A LIMP MODE, THERE IS ALSO INSTANCES WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT BACK INTO 1ST GEAR ON ITS OWN WHICH IS WHAT MY 2012 F-150 IS DOING AND FORD IS DENYING THAT MY VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT STATES EXACTLY WHAT MY TRUCK IS DOING.